http://www.chron.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/article/Ethiopian-restaurant-Blue-Nile-to-open-second-12487260.php
Ethiopian restaurant Blue Nile to open second location in Upper Kirby this weekend
Updated 9:06 am, Wednesday, January 10, 2018
The facade of Blue Nile at 3030 Audley
The facade of Blue Nile at 3030 Audley
The dining room at Blue Nile in Upper Kirby
The dining room at Blue Nile in Upper Kirby
A waitress pours water at Blue Nile in Upper Kirby.
A waitress pours water at Blue Nile in Upper Kirby.
Ethiopian restaurant Blue Nile will open a second location in the Upper Kirby area Saturday.
The 2,800-square-foot space at 3030 Audley will feature the same menu as the original, said representative Martha T-sion. That means customers can expect dishes such as doro wat (chicken stew), veggie- and meat-filled samosas and entrees such as lamb tibs with injera, the spongy flat bread that Blue Nile makes with 100 percent teff, the nutrient-rich grain. The open dining room has vaulted beamed ceilings, plenty of white-tablecloth seating and a cozy fireplace in one corner. T-sion said the restaurant will offer a weekend brunch.
Blue Nile has been in business at 9400 Richmond since 1994. Per a previous Chronicle report, owner Tina Ameblue quit a $4.25-an-hour housekeeping job to open Blue Nile at the encouragement of friends. The decision to expand, T-sion said, came after years of customers asking to have a location closer to downtown.
